Sunday, 21 September 2008

incywincystitches shop


i am now selling a selection of my vintage carded buttons at http://www.incywincystitches.com/


green glass floral hearts


pink & white glass cute buttons


knotted glass button mushrooms!

please click on my photos for more detail

i have had no luck selling on folksy yet but hopefully once more people hear about it sales should improve {fingers crossed}

Thursday, 11 September 2008

"anniversary"

We have been together for NINE YEARS today - wow, that went really fast but they do say time flies when you're having fun!
He always remembers our anniversary , i usually forget and really it's not an easy date to forget.



i made the card this morning {yep i forgot, not the anniversary but the card making - oops} while my son was at pre-school and DP was helping his Dad clear out his attic* and i ran out of time really. It looks slightly wrong to me, it's the space either side the numeral if it had been two figures it would've been well balanced - nevermind!


here's the "7th" anni card

*while clearing out the attic they threw a load of vintage board games in the skip - "aaarrgghh" i said "i could've used them" oh and they also tossed out an old printing set of the very set i've been lusting after on eBay - blardy good job it was a "special day" i would've been cross else as it is i just feel sad!!
Actually it's a good job i didn't go i can barely move in my spare room as it is.

Sunday, 7 September 2008

more button porn

so are you ready for more gratuitous button titillation?



ooohhh hello , so sweet and innocent. . . .





undressing





peeling away the layers





oh my . . . .




all that glitters . . . . . . .





tease





full frontal




what a HUGE pair





whoah there Nelly





show us your vest buttons - missus





more big beautiful girls





huge centre



coming to a close now

end shot . . . .




well i hope you liked it - i think i might make button porn a regular feature!

Saturday, 6 September 2008

i found another reverse carved lucite button

oh my GOD - look at this beauty!!!!

i couldn't believe my luck when i stumbled across this gorgeous button - but it just got better, i went too far bidding for this one, it is my most expensive yet, but after winning the auction by the skin of my teeth , the seller contacted me to see if i'd be interested in buying . . . . .



the rest of the set !!!!!!


a whole nest of birdie buttons

well it would be rude not to . . . . . . . . . . oh dear i must put myself back on the button diet . . . . :0(

i think i will be selling some of these - i need to recoup some funds!!!

Tuesday, 2 September 2008

******** fAiRyTaLe sWaP ********


mail envelope


inner packaging - you may of noticed i've become a little obsessed with my envelopes and packaging!!!


the whole package.

so i finally finished my fairytale swap present - i'm so pleased with how they turned out - i made a set of notecards with inserts and matching envelopes.


matching envelopes

My swappee's favourite fairytale is beauty and the beast , and she told me "I'm more the light and fluffy type, I really like any fairy tales with heros, heroines and true love and a bit of adventure thrown in."

"little red"


"beauty and the beast"


"Cinderella"


******** "the beast is transformed" ********






check out my swappee JO's website - http://www.things-to-make-and-do.co.uk/ - it is full of craft tutorials - i particularly like the new "pyramid boxes".


my friend Dingle is having a blog candy giveaway here http://dillydallydingle.blogspot.com/ i hope this link works - i just can't seem to get the hang of links on blogger, anyway her blog is definatly worth a look - 15000 hits so far ! wow !

Saturday, 30 August 2008

some fairytale cards

little red riding hood is my favourite fairytale, i much prefer my stories to be dArK and sCaRy and contain wolves and witches rather than fairy godmothers and handsome princes!

i think this set of cards reflects that!



this card is available in my new folksy shop

http://www.folksy.com/shops/maximumRABBITdesigns

where i am also selling vintage buttons and haberdashery supplies.

there is a lot of texture on this card that is not really showing in the photos




this is my first attempt at decoupage - it's a bit of a faff but i was pleased with the effect.

disclaimer * these are NOT for the fairytale swap !!!! *

Wednesday, 27 August 2008

just a little teaser for the "fairytale swap"


the deadline is "dead close" now but i'm still not finished - that seems to just be the way i work - give me a deadline and i work right up against it !



I have really enjoyed this theme BUT am finding it soooo hard to stay away from the "dark side" as my partner is the "light and fluffy type" {in her own words}!





i'm a bit into making packaging at the moment too
here is a mini envelope for this set of very cute vintage ladybird buttons



" oooohh give us a kiss!!"